Nearly never Kills a Bird

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How many Nearly Situations have you had?

I had a couple of them this weekend. I predicted a Bayern Munich 5-1 win in @jaki01's prediction game, it ended 6-1...I captained Gabriel Jesus in my Hive fantasy league, he nearly scored and assisted...But He did neither.
Am I here to talk sports today? Oh no. Just some life lessons we keep getting reminded of - Nearly Never Kills a Bird. We have to always hit the target! Get it right or go home with an "L". You can't nearly have success, "Nearly" is the Borderline, that one must cross to achieve success.


Near misses can result in feelings of regret and frustration

Yeah, no one wants to lose or fail in their endeavors, however the more important the goal and the closer the effort makes it very difficult to take. Imagine, playing a competition to the finals and losing feels different than a first round loss. Yes, we might get a second prize but the fact that we came close make us question our efforts.


But does that mean we shouldn't try?

Hell no, This things are bound to happen. We miss out closely on a lot of things not because we didn't put in enough efforts but because it was not meant for us. It is very important we don't let our feelings get to us because it happens frequently. Another thing is these losses tend to give us a different approach to things, it is profitable if we see that approach and try it out rather than giving up on that thing.


Ever heard of the 80-20% principle?

The book written by Richard koch explains how we can 20% effort can sometimes yield 80% output.

The 80/20 Principle asserts that a minority of causes, inputs, or effort usually lead to a majority of the results, outputs, or rewards. Taken literally, for example, 80 percent of what you achieve in your job comes from 20 percent of the time spent.

This approach sometimes can make things feel differently, A lower effort rate can make you do a lot of things and changes your mentality when you lose. It can't be as bad as a 100% miss right?

Kill two birds with one stone!

Since we are talking about birds, it is right to pitch this saying somewhere. Killing two birds with one stone means to achieve two things by doing a single action.

Think about it, what if you miss? How does it feel?

Although this idiom is deeper than it literally means, I just felt it was a nice add-on :)


In Conclusion...

How many Nearly Situations have you had? Do they affect you so bad?


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Interesting post.

I think being successful often means to run a marathon anyway instead of doing some sprints. Running a long distance means that sooner or later there should be a balance between luck and bad luck.

Killing two birds with one stone

However, you didn't answer the main question: why to kill beautiful birds at all? :)

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Thank you so much!

why to kill beautiful birds at all?

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I can try to relate this to studying to see if I really get the point you are trying to derive here.

For someone having an exams, putting lesser effort than stressing yourself down beyond limits is better. That way you don’t complicate your memory and have good knowledge in-take. That way the 20% effort and 80% result would be fulfilled. I get it?

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Exactly, Same way some people just revise during exam periods, Little or no efforts.

80-20% principle is a really good one if you can understand it.

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